Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina,after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast,the 41st-most populous city in the U.S.,and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees,which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 147.6 sq mi (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 467,665 in the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh,who established the now-lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
Asheville is a city in,and the county seat of,Buncombe County,North Carolina,United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers,it is the largest city in Western North Carolina,and the state's 11th-most-populous city. According to the 2020 census,the city's population was 94,589,up from 83,393 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the three-county Asheville metropolitan area,which had a population of 469,015 in 2020.
Garner is a town in Wake County,North Carolina,United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population is 31,159 as of the 2020 census. The city limits are entirely within Wake County,though portions of unincorporated Wake County,as well as the Cleveland community in northern Johnston County,have Garner mailing addresses. It is part of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina and serves as a bedroom community for the region.
Wake Forest is a town in Franklin,Granville and Wake counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina;located almost entirely in Wake County,it lies just north of the state capital,Raleigh. At the 2020 census,the population was 47,601. That is up from 30,117 in 2010,up from 12,588 in 2000. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population to be 47,601 as of April 1,2020. In 2007,the town was listed by Forbes magazine as the 20th fastest growing suburb in America,with a 73.2 percent increase in population between 2000 and 2006. Wake Forest was the original home of Wake Forest University for 122 years before it moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.
The Research Triangle,or simply The Triangle,are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill,the region is home to three major research universities:North Carolina State University,Duke University,and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between the three anchor cities,which is the largest research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies.
John Stewart Battle was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as the 56th Governor of Virginia.
Woody Lombardi Durham was an American play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels football and men's basketball programs from 1971 to 2011.
Calvin Jones was a North Carolina physician and was among the group of founders of the North Carolina Medical Society. He served from 1802 to 1832 as a trustee of the University of North Carolina. Jones was also elected to the North Carolina House of Commons and as the Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina (1807–1809). In 1817 and 1819 he was Grand Master of Masons in North Carolina.
William Gilmore "Bill" Enloe was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina from 1957 to 1963. Enloe was born in South Carolina and sold popcorn before moving to North Carolina and taking up work with North Carolina Theatres,Inc. In 1953 he was elected to the City Council of Raleigh. Four years later he was elected Mayor. During his tenure the American South was permeated by civil unrest due to racial segregation. Considered a moderate on civil rights,Enloe criticized black demonstrators and resisted efforts to integrate the theaters he managed,but he eventually compromised and appointed a committee to oversee the desegregation of Raleigh businesses. He left office in 1963,but returned to the city council in 1971. He died the following year. William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh was named in his honor.
This article is intended to give an overview of transportation in North Carolina.
Lamar Edwin Stringfield was a classical composer,flutist,symphony conductor,and anthologist of American folk music.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Raleigh,North Carolina,USA.
The 1925 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. North Carolina compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents,finished third in the conference,shut out six of nine opponents,and outscored all opponents by a total of 123 to 20. The team played its home games at Emerson Field in Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asheville,North Carolina,USA.
Philemon M. Utley was an American football,basketball,baseball,and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman University in 1913 and Lenoir–Rhyne University in 1921,compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–5. He coached the Wake Forest University men's basketball team in 1922–23 and the Demon Deacons baseball team in 1923. Utley also coached track at Wake Forest and served as the school athletic director in 1922–23.
Henry Lee Bridges was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat,he served as the Auditor of North Carolina from 1947 to 1981.
Margaret Rose Sanford was an American civic leader,teacher,and philanthropist who,as the wife of Terry Sanford,served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965. Prior to entering public life,she worked as a teacher in North Carolina and Kentucky. As first lady,Sanford hosted the first annual North Carolina Symphony Ball in 1961,established a library of North Carolinian books at the North Carolina Executive Mansion,and planted a rose garden on the mansion's grounds. She was the first governor's wife to decorate the Governor's Western Residence in Asheville. Sanford sent her children to the first racially integrated public elementary school in Raleigh,North Carolina,while the family lived in the executive mansion. She served on the board of the Methodist Home for Children,the North Carolina School of the Arts,the Stagville Plantation Restoration Board,and East Carolina University. She was also a member of the Education Commission of the States and the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. While Sanford's husband served as president of Duke University,she was appointed by Governor Jim Hunt to serve on a delegation of university faculty and administrators to China in 1975.
Fanny Neal Yarborough Bickett was an American social worker,public official,lawyer,and lobbyist. She served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921,as the wife of Governor Thomas W. Bickett,and used her influence in his administration to enact social reforms and support women's suffrage. During World War I,she maintained a victory garden at the North Carolina Executive Mansion and promoted home gardens to support the war effort. Bickett was the commandant of the Southeastern District of the U.S. Training Corps and visited American troops in France as a representative of the YMCA.
